[Linux-cluster] 2-node cluster and fence_drac

hai wu haiwu.us at gmail.com
Mon Aug 14 16:37:21 UTC 2006


Yes, the fence agent works after that. I tested it with DRAC firmware v3.20and
v3.35.

According to Dell:
Dell Remote Access Controller - ERA and DRAC III/XT, v.3.20,
A00<http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/format.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&SystemID=PWE_FOS_XEO_2650&os=LIN4&osl=en&deviceid=4334&libid=29&typecnt=1&vercnt=17&releaseid=R88251>
was
released on 12/8/2004
Dell Remote Access Controller - ERA and DRAC III/XT, v.3.30,
A00<http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/format.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&SystemID=PWE_FOS_XEO_2650&os=LIN4&osl=en&deviceid=4334&libid=29&typecnt=1&vercnt=17&releaseid=R99465>
was
released on 6/9/2005
Dell Remote Access Controller - ERA and DRAC III/XT, v.3.31,
A00<http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/format.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&SystemID=PWE_FOS_XEO_2650&os=LIN4&osl=en&deviceid=4334&libid=29&typecnt=1&vercnt=17&releaseid=R104823>
was
released on 07/25/2005
Dell Remote Access Controller - ERA and DRAC III/XT, v.3.35,
A00<http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/format.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&SystemID=PWE_FOS_XEO_2650&os=LIN4&osl=en&deviceid=4334&libid=29&typecnt=1&vercnt=17&releaseid=R104823>
was
released on 12/25/2005
I am sure it would work for v3.30 and v3.31 in this case as well.

Thanks,
Hai


On 8/14/06, James Parsons <jparsons at redhat.com> wrote:
>
> hai wu wrote:
>
> > The one I am using is ERA, which is almost the same as DRAC III/XT,
> > except it is an embeded DRAC card on motherboard, compared to DRAC
> > III/XT, which is a seperate added DRAC card. But the telnet prompt
> > does not have the matching pattern in /sbin/fence_drac file, so I just
> > added the following to the file, which works now.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Hai
>
> Hai,
>
> So, you are saying that if you are using a DRAC ERA card, and you set
> the $drac_version in the script to $DRAC_VERSION_III_XT, then the fence
> agent works? If so, we'll patch the agent accordingly. Please confirm.
>
> -J
>
> >
> >        if (/Dell Embedded Remote Access Controller \(ERA\)\nFirmware
> > Version/m)
> >         {
> >                 $drac_version = $DRAC_VERSION_III_XT;
> >         } else {
> >         if (/.*\((DRAC[^)]*)\)/m)
> >         {
> >                 print "detected drac version '$1'\n" if $verbose;
> >                 $drac_version = $1 unless defined $drac_version;
> >
> >                 print "WARNING: detected drac version '$1' but using "
> >                         . "user defined version '$drac_version'\n"
> >                         if ($drac_version ne $1);
> >         }
> >         else
> >         {
> >                 print "WARNING: unable to detect DRAC version '$_'\n";
> >                 $drac_version = $DRAC_VERSION_UNKNOWN;
> >         }
> >         }
> >
> >
> >
> > On 8/9/06, *James Parsons* <jparsons at redhat.com
> > <mailto:jparsons at redhat.com>> wrote:
> >
> >     hai wu wrote:
> >
> >     > I got the following prompts after telneting to the drac port,
> >     maybe a
> >     > simple upgrade for the firmware would fix this issue:
> >     >
> >     > Dell Embedded Remote Access Controller (ERA)
> >     > Firmware Version 3.31 (Build 07.15)
> >     > Login:
> >     >
> >     > Thanks,
> >     > Hai
> >
> >     Oops. Sorry. Unsupported version. If you want, you could hack the
> >     agent
> >     script (it is in perl) and get it to accept that version and just
> >     *see*
> >     if it works -- it might. I tried looking for documentation for that
> >     firmware rev and couldn't google any. If you know of some, drop me a
> >     line and maybe we can get something working - or at least know if it
> >     *will ever* work. :)
> >
> >     -J
> >
> >     BTW, the agent supports DRAC III/XT, DRAC MC, and DRAC 4/I.
> >
> >     >
> >     > On 8/9/06, *James Parsons* < jparsons at redhat.com
> >     <mailto:jparsons at redhat.com>
> >     > <mailto:jparsons at redhat.com <mailto:jparsons at redhat.com>>> wrote:
> >     >
> >     >     hai wu wrote:
> >     >
> >     >     > I got the following errors after "reboot -fn" on
> >     erd-tt-eproof1,
> >     >     which
> >     >     > script do I need to change?
> >     >     >
> >     >     > Aug  9 15:35:40 erd-tt-eproof2 kernel: CMAN: removing node
> >     >     > erd-tt-eproof1 from t
> >     >     > he cluster : Missed too many heartbeats
> >     >     > Aug  9 15:35:40 erd-tt-eproof2 fenced[3437]:
> >     erd-tt-eproof1 not a
> >     >     > cluster member
> >     >     >  after 0 sec post_fail_delay
> >     >     > Aug  9 15:35:40 erd-tt-eproof2 fenced[3437]: fencing node
> >     >     "erd-tt-eproof1"
> >     >     > Aug  9 15:35:42 erd-tt-eproof2 fenced[3437]: agent
> >     "fence_drac"
> >     >     > reports: WARNING
> >     >     > : unable to detect DRAC version ' Dell Embedded Remote
> Access
> >     >     > Controller (ERA) F
> >     >     > irmware Version 3.31 (Build 07.15) ' WARNING: unsupported
> DRAC
> >     >     version
> >     >     > '__unknow
> >     >     > n__' failed: unable to determine power state
> >     >     >
> >     >     > This is DRAC on Dell PE2650.
> >     >     > Thanks,
> >     >     > Hai
> >     >
> >     >     Do you know what DRAC version you are using? Can you please
> >     telnet
> >     >     into
> >     >     the drac port and find out what it says when it starts your
> >     session?
> >     >
> >     >     Thanks,
> >     >
> >     >     -J
> >     >
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